HB 838 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Summary

Increases the bonus for teachers who achieve and maintain a current national board certification from $5,000 to $10,000. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB838 → HB838_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove a specific funding amount and the fixed bonus value, replacing them with blank fields for the legislature to fill in. Additionally, the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error. These changes indicate that the final funding levels and the implementation timeline have not yet been finalized.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the specific dollar amounts for teacher bonuses and the fiscal years for appropriation remains subject to legislative action, as these values were removed from the text.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount of $4,000,000 and the fixed bonus of $15,000 were removed and replaced with blank spaces, deferring the decision on funding levels to the legislature.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, likely serving as a placeholder indicating the date is not yet set.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'HD 1' and various metadata fields regarding authorship and revision numbers were altered.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 460) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

13 primary · 0 co-sponsors